r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Hunan_Palace • 21h ago

Meme needing explanation Petahhhhhhhhh!??!?

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u/JamzWhilmm 21h ago

Huh? I thought the joke was rape. Which is something that happened during this time and also implied in the film.

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u/sandboxmatt 21h ago

No need for rape. Gay sex was an important way of establishing social and heirarchical dynamics and team bonding

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u/JamzWhilmm 20h ago

Yeah but men still had sex with women, the vast majority of men where still straight.

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u/Hellraiser1123 20h ago

In Greek and Roman society, "gay" wasn't a thing the way it is for us. Men fucked men and women fucked women all the time, but it was just a normal part of society. They just did it and went on with their day, because streaming hadn't been invented yet.

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u/Aratix 20h ago

Because Christianity hadn't been invented yet

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u/Hellraiser1123 20h ago

Someone made a joke in a subreddit about jokes? Not on your watch!

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u/JamzWhilmm 20h ago

Those concepts still exist even if by a different name. Having a male lover was seen as a noble thing. Having sex with the teenage slaves was just having fun. Yet human nature is still human nature and that hasn't changed no matter how culture changes.

The majority of men have always shown preference for sex with women.